Faeroe Islands: Sea Shepherd Undercover Operation Exposes Cetacean Mass Slaughter click to enlarge On July 19, 2010, a pod of 236 pilot whales was ruthlessly slaughtered in the town of Klaksvik in the Danish Faeroe Islands. Sea Shepherd was able to document the slaughter through the efforts of an undercover operative who had been living among the locals in order to capture footage of “the grind.” The grind is a cruel method of whaling that involves stranding pods of cetaceans in coves before severing their spinal chords with knives.
Oil Spill Assaults Kahnawakes Shoreline Oil Spill Assaults Kahnawakes Shoreline With the horrific disaster in the Gulf it is easy to forget that oil spills are occurring practically every day somewhere in the worlds oceans.
Whale Wars Nominated for Two Emmy Awards! Nominations for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards were recently announced, and Animals Planet’s series Whale Wars received 2 nominations! Whale Wars , one of Animal Planet’s top rated series, follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as they wage a life-and-death battle to find and stop the illegal hunting of whales in the name of ‘research.’ Specifically, the episode Whale Wars–The Stuff of Nightmares, in which a whale is harpooned and is shown taking 23 agonizing minutes to drown, is competing against LIFE and The National Parks for the titles of Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming and Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming. The Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on Sunday August 29 at 8 p.m.
Sea Shepherd Voted #1 Favorite Non-Profit on eBay We are happy to report that Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was voted #1 in the eBay favorite charity contest that ended on July 4th, 2010. Sea Shepherd has won a $15,000 grant to continue our efforts defending ocean wildlife worldwide. Thank you to everyone that participated! We also would like to thank eBay for supporting Non Profit Organizations.
Sea Shepherd at Deepwater Ground Zero BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig - 1 July 2010 by Steve Roest CEO Sea Shepherd Everyone is wondering whether BP and the US government are doing enough to protect and clean up the Gulf of Mexico from the horrendous spill originating at the Deepwater Horizon oilrig. After 10 hours of flying over the disaster area, we can tell you that they are not. There was a brief break in the heavy rains and winds from Hurricane Alex over New Orleans today, and during that pause Sea Shepherd flew out to see for themselves how bad the disaster zone has become and what assets have been deployed by BP to fix the gushing oil spill
Operation Gulf Rescue Ramps Up The problem : On the morning of April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, the British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit exploded, killing 11 people. On the afternoon of April 22, a large oil slick began to spread from the former rig site, and today this disaster is the largest offshore spill in U.S.
Malta’s Traditional Fishermen Salute Sea Shepherd By Caroline Muscat June 28 2010 Fish2Fork Last week The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society released around 800 tuna from a cage headed to Malta’s fish farms, in a move condemned by the Maltese government. Bluefin tuna is “the country’s third most exported commodity”, according to the Finance Ministry, and it represents one per cent of the country’s GDP.
Maltese Prime Minister defends illegal tuna operation Speaking to the Maltese press today Dr Lawrence Gonzi, the Maltese Prime Minister, made the following statement: “The government can never ever tolerate a situation where Maltese fishermen going about their work according to local and international law are attacked and hindered.” Sea Shepherd’s Captain Watson addresses this statement here: Captain Paul Watson: “With all due respect Dr. Gonzi, these were not Maltese fishermen going about their business according to the law.
Steve Irwin Attacked in Libyan Waters Operation Blue Rage: Day Twelve of the Mediterranean Patrol Saturday, June 19th, 2010 Location: Off the Coast of Libya At 0900 Hours the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin moved into Libyan waters to inspect the remaining cage being towed by the Italian vessel Cesare Rustico . With the Sea Shepherd helicopter overhead, our inflatable Delta boat and dive team approached the cage.
